Dakar vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3084
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$639
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
31
68
😀 Quality of life
52
68
🏙️ Population
1.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dakar is 158% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4534th and 8643rd ($1320 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6578th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Zhengzhou

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Dakar Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1481
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.21%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2799
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8298
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1229
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1236
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1176
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1178
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$518
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$537
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$605
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1127
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$878
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$659
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$852
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$990
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$979
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$977
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1058
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$993
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1016
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1323
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$1014
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1257
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1001
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1257
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1004
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$508
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$507
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$535
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$503
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$508
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$999
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$502
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$501
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$515
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1097

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556